James McCracken, LCSW, PLLC
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Emotionally Focused Family Therapy
​​Rebuilding Secure Parent-Child Connections

Parent-child security is a strong protective factor against health and mental health problems throughout life, creating increased resiliency and stability in peer and romantic relationships. The evidence is clear: parents and children with secure attachment bonds experience better health, mental health, educational, and behavioral outcomes.  While training parents on how to apply consequences and incentives in a loving way, how to communicate effectively, and how to problem-solve collaboratively are all important and effective approaches to family counseling, we know now that building more secure relationships between parents, parent-child dyads, and siblings is the foundation for all adaptive development.  The specifics of conflicts found in family problems are important, but a relationship-first focus helps create the secure connection between parent and child, which is the basis for all development and recovery.  Family counseling that is attachment-based and emotionally-focused can help strengthen family relationships necessary for children to develop into healthy adults, and adults to feel safer and more fulfilled.
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*While I do not currently treat families with young children, I enjoy treating family issues involving adolescents and adult children including:
  • Substance & Alcohol Use Problems
  • ​Compulsions and Addictions (i.e. video game or internet addictions)
  • Depression and Anxiety
  • Trauma
  • ​School Adaptation and Performance Problems​
  • Parent-Child Estrangement
  • Unresolved Emotional Injuries
Call 919-228-9729 or email james@jamesmccrackenpsychotherapy.com for a brief consult or to set up an appointment.
​​Let's work together to help your relationships be what you deserve.
James McCracken, LCSW Durham Couples Therapy
James McCracken is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist and Approved EFT Supervisor Candidate, dedicated to improving the mental health of North Carolina residents.  He provides couple therapy, marriage counseling, discernment counseling, family therapy, individual psychotherapy, LCSW supervision, and EFT supervision services in his Durham, NC office.  He is conveniently located to Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Hillsborough, Morrisville, Apex, and Cary. ​If you would like to learn more about his practice directly, receive a free brief consult, or set up an appointment, please call
919-228-9729 ​
​or email james@jamesmccrackenpsychotherapy.com

Racial Equality
I welcome and celebrate diversity in my practice and stand against oppression, social injustices, and traumatic separations of children from their families.  I am an anti-racist, anti-sexist, and LGBTQ+ friendly, and sex-positive practitioner. I work with adolescent and adult clients from diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds.
James A McCracken is listed at AllTherapist.com
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James McCracken, LCSW, PLLC.  All Rights Reserved
3326 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd., B-130, Durham, NC 27707
james@jamesmccrackenpsychotherapy.com | 919-228-9729
  • Home
  • Services
    • Couples Therapy
    • Hold Me Tight® Couples Workshops
    • Premarital & Couples Assessments
    • Family Therapy
    • Individual Therapy
    • EFT Supervision
    • Clinical Social Work Supervision
  • Specialties
    • Emotionally Focused Therapy
    • Discernment Counseling
    • Couple Relationships and Marriage Problems
    • Premarital Assessment & Counseling
    • Affair Recovery
    • Intimacy and Sex Problems
    • Family Conflict with Teens and Young Adults
  • About Us
    • Practice Policies, Fee, & Insurance
    • About James
    • My Team >
      • Greg Cheney, LMFT
      • Brittany Thompson, LCSW
      • Jennifer Graves, LCSWA
    • Therapy Approach
    • Resources
  • Contact
  • Client Resources
    • Client Portal